water bills to the tune of hundreds and even thousands of dollars. our ongoing 5 on your side investigation into the cleveland water department. we recently told you about a cleveland man who is facing a $6500 bill and leans on his property -- liens on his property. >> reporter: here is his business dust off of 34th. there have been so many problems surrounding the water situation and he is being charged. if there was a fire here today right now, there would be no water to put it out. >> this manhole is open. >> reporter: francisco vasquez told me it has been busy around his business lately. >> after channel 5 came here and first talked to me, we have

>> reporter: he explained the cleveland water investigated the area. >> not a drop of water came from me shut off valve. >>reporter: he said he wasn't surprised. >> it had been shut off for 30 years. i knew it. they should have had records of it. >> reporter: yet, he still has a $6500 water bill for the business and additional charges for the houses he owns on both sides of the building. >> they charged me $2700 and for this one, $3000 for water i have never used. >> reporter: i asked the cleveland division of water for an interview. i was denied. represent those say they have to -- representatives say they have to work with the fire department and look into the issue. >> if channel 5 had not been here, they would never have done nothing for me. nobody cares. >> reporter: he is still waiting to see how this will all washout but his frustration level is high.

service i haven't been, it's a scam. >> just this afternoon, water department representatives admitted the fire line to this building isn't working and that there will be an adjustment to francisco's bill. how much, we're not really sure but of course i will stay on top of that. in the liens against the property have been put on hold. jonathan walsh, news channel 5. canton police now investigating the death of a three-year-old girl as a homicide. police and ems were called in this morning for an unconscious child. we talked to canton police about the investigation moments ago. >> we believe some sort of blunt force trauma. we don't know whether it would have been from hands or an object. that will be for the corner to decide.

right now -- bashin is in canton right now and will have more information later this evening. this was the scene along and the avenue late this morning. we have asked police for information but they are not telling us anything at this point. >> it felt like a train hitting both of us. >> a driver tonight became -- a driver's nightmare became a reality overnight. anthony and his brother had been up all night working on their church. is not usually on the road so late and says he had a bad feeling when he pulled his u- haul onto the highway. >> it was just before this happened. i said lord, please don't let a wrong way driver hit me. >> moments later, that exact thing happened. they were on the interval southbound when a wrong way driver smashed into them. the u-haul was destroyed by thankfully anthony and his brother survived for the wrong

odi. more information on the dozens of cars vandalized in tremont the past three weeks. police have released these new surveillance pictures of the suspect's car. we should to other surveillance video of the car and pictures of some of these windows last night at 11:00. police say these surveillance videos show a suspect's car appearing to break at times where damaged cars were parked. they are asking for anyone with surveillance of the suspect or information to contact them. a warning from police. pay close to -- pay closer attention when you go to the store. a walmart cashier has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing from customers. >> reporter: it's easy to get into the habit of ripping up your receipt and throwing them away but south euclid police say walmart shoppers should take a closer look at those receipts.

closely check their receipts for purchases they didn't make. 20-year-old ortiz driscoll, and walmart cashier was charging customers for gift cards and keeping the gift cards for himself. police say he racked up gift cards to several restaurants without customers knowing while they checked out of the store. at least four victims later came forward to tell police. police believe there could be even more victims. >> take a look at your receipt before you leave the store, make sure the items you have listed on your receipt are the items that in fact you purchased. and the time to deal with that is in the now, not three hours later, four hours later. >> reporter: police tell me so far walmart has reimbursed at least four customers back in south euclid, paul kiska news channel 5. >> south euclid police say the cashier also admitted to shoplifting from the same walmart store. a cool start to the first weekend in march.

is going on in cleveland right now. how does the rest of the evening look? >> dry and chile. that's what we are going to track here. temperatures falling into the 20s quickly this evening. several areas in the 30s. canton at 310. the chill is on. we are below freezing in some spots and temperatures this evening will drop. the good news is we will stay dry throughout the evening with a little more clearing trying to work its way in until about midnight before the next storm system comes our way. this evening, temperatures fall back into the middle and upper 20s. that's 10:00 through midnight. but you can leave the snow shovels behind. republican presidential hopefuls back on the trail after the 11th debate of the campaign season. john kosich joins us in

lot of praise for his performance. >> reporter: yes but it remains to be seen if that will translate to votes. the smallest debate stage so far had one of the biggest audiences. four candidates and roughly 17,000,000 viewers. for fox, that was second owing to the first -- only to the first debate here in cleveland in august with 12 million viewers. john kasich is attempting to pick up the endorsement of the -- governor and was at washington to talk to the -- conference predicting this race will and in a contested nomination. >> i have to win 68% of the remaining delegates. marco rubio is around 64% and ted cruz is around 59%-60%. it's unlikely. if no one goes to the convention with enough delegates -- by the way, they told me to convention is going to be held in cleveland. that's kind of interesting.

ohio though is come up with a half decent showing in missy -- in michigan. he is going to have his first event in northeast ohio on tuesday. it took less than 10 minutes for that debate to turn nasty but ted cruz and john kasich try to rise above it. >> reporter: john kasich called himself the adult on the stage. he said he was in the best position to be the leading democrat. >> ib hillary clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points. >> truck but is he really? we teamed up with politifact to check candidate's claim john kasich's -- candidate's claims. john kasich's claim came out as mostly true. only once did he beat hillary

bernie sanders will be in cleveland tomorrow to rally at the institutional baptist church on the cleveland east side. 's visit comes after defeats by hillary clinton on super tuesday. sanders hopes to gain some momentum. there will be a flurry of political candidate visits to northeast ohio between now and then including a visit it -- a visit from john kasich. make sure you have updated information on our news channel 5 app. during a presidential election year, jobs and the economy are hot topics. in ohio, the jobless rate is up. job and family services say the state unemployment rate was 4.9% and for january, up a 10th of a percent from december. that's in line with the national jobless rate. when 252,000 jobs were added,

health services, education and other areas. and losses in government and business services.-c a local sheriff's department showing off a new addition to its force and the first of its kind in ohio. how this robot could save lives. social media can keep you connected but it can also cause problems. the message one local school district is sending to parents. if you see news happening,

a new crimefighter getting ready to hit the streets in medina county. >> but beyond talking about an officer or police dog. you are about to get a close-up look at a s.w.a.t. robot. >> the sheriff police this

>> reporter: well, medina is the first county in northeast ohio to get the s.w.a.t. robot. it just right here at the sheriff's department yesterday. some training is still needed but it could change how officers handle a standoff or hostage call. the s.w.a.t. robot is worth about $50,000 and weighs 65 pounds, carries four cameras and can be flipped to climbing mode to tackle stairs. >> if a tactical robot. >> reporter: the robot, which walls on tracks was donated through the westfield insurance agency and will be insured by all -- shared by all medina county sheriff's departments. >> if we perceive a suspect might be involved -- >> reporter: it's main purpose is to be the first offense in hostage calls by gathering surveillance before an officer does. >> it improves the safety of the officers. put some less at risk. >> reporter: sergeant james

the hostage taker is down from injury or asleep. the robot moves in and grab the gun. sanford explained to me, the device is also equipped with a microphones officers can to munich hit with the suspect and data is transmitted to a command center. >> talk back and forth, see with the demands are. we can put one of our negotiators on the mic. >> reporter: the sheriff says the s.w.a.t. robot may only be used a few times a year but believes it will be very valuable, capturing evidence and saving lives. >> i would guess the first time it's used, it will pay for itself. >> reporter: the sheriff says the robot is extra special because taxpayers in medina county didn't actually have to foot the bill for it. of course, deputies here don't want to have to use it but they say it will be ready to go if any of the 14 agencies in the county need to call for the bought. -- robot.

in blue keeping us safe. 50 new officers join the patrol. the cadets in the 159th class will be signed to two dozen posts all around the state giving the agency a little more than 1600 uniformed personnel. an ohio lawmaker is going after criminals who kill or injure police dogs. the legislation would enforce mandatory prison sentences, at least nine months behind bars after a gunman shot and killed camden police k-9 camden during an investigation earlier this year. a serious message for parents about kids and social media. leaders in one local school district are using facebook to get that message across. this post urges parents to know

technology and social media. just this week, school leaders dealt with a dozen problem post on instagram including threats and bullying. the superintendent says a lot of it starts off campus. >> sometimes, you have issues flareup over a weekend. you can have a group chat where kids say some things to each other infinite leads into the school into you have a certain amount of time that is going to be used to try to unravel that. >> the superintendent says kids as young as third and fourth grade are now using social media. they suggest keeping our children's funds and tablets in your room at night to stop them from being on social media into the wee hours of the morning. mark is back with us and a chilly start to march. >> we have cool weather with us all weekend long. little more snow. >> just because. let's take a live look at downtown akron. dry weather on the pavement. good news there.

we have seen a little clearing around the edges during the course of the afternoon but here is the scenario. you can see based on the color scheme where the coldest air is. northern ohio a sharing in those temps around 300. the flow is still basically out of the northwest. and until we can get a southerly wind flow, these temperatures out here, 50s and 60s won't be moving our way. that should happen as early as monday. it's a chilly evening, a chilly start to the weekend. look at all these 290 for you glad and stolen -- euclid and stolen -- solon. the chill is on. it will remain. a slow warm-up coming your way this weekend.

we drop you a few clicks. middle 20s by about midnight, 2 am. then, a slow warm-up as milder air tries to move in with the next weather maker. northerly breezes right now at 6 miles per hour. skies are mainly cloudy. we had 330. 90 below the norm. 2 inches of snow in the last 36 hours. we are up to 24.7 inches. only 30 inches below for the season. we are still one of the least snowy locations around the great lakes. we will at a little to that tomorrow with this weak weather maker but there's not a lot of moisture with it and with temperatures in the middle and upper 30s, we could change some of that snow over to rain during the day tomorrow. it's not a big storm system. we will see some light snow for most of us. decoding to 1 inch and rain mixing in, especially seven locations during the afternoon.

chance of rain for you and the afternoon. 370 tonight, snow -- tomorrow, i should say. 370. a low tonight in the mid-20s with snow arriving toward sunrise. tomorrow, we do 370. a trace to 1 inch. rain mixing in, especially close to that route 130 corridor. not a huge weather maker but it could slow you down for your afternoon and evening plans k tomorrow. 250 tonight for akron and canton. tomorrow, 390. scattered snow to start? i am thinking about a half-inch of snowfall total with that system. sunday, drive 440. monday, 600. mid-sixties on tuesday. a cool off because of rain showers but so mild in the 50s for next of -- most of next week.

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not stopped moving. alec scheiner stepping down from his position as of march 31. he will continue to be involved with the team as a consultant. he has served as team president since 2013. he says he had an incredible experience with the browns. linebacker armonty bryant suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's drug policy. head coach hugh jackson focused on the future. a major priority for the team is finding a quarterback. jackson was at the auto show yesterday and addressed the need for someone under center. he would not show his cards as far as which quarterback he likes so far but he said he continues -- plans to continue to that and scout all prospects. >> i think all the young men we talked to did a great job. i'm going to see the more, talk to the more, spend more time with them. i think we all know 15 minutes isn't enough time to get a feel for a quarterback but that was the process. i thought they all did a great

>> the cavaliers back in action. they haven't played since monday when they beat the pacers. they are taking on the wizards tonight at the q. in the game this past sunday, lebron james arrested and didn't play. tonight, kevin love is out. last time these two teams met, it was the wizards who won. john wall had 21 points, 13 assists and evan rebounds back cavaliers defense was not good in that game. bron james said today some of the things the cavs need to do well. >> the point of attack first of all. we've all got to take the challenge and -- is key. we've got to continue to communicate with the point guards. we need to know where the hope is coming from. they always have guys behind them living it up. >> tipoff of course is at 8:00.

some cold air tonight. >> mid-20s for most of you. a chilly night but then we turn the corner after the weekend. a little wintry mix tomorrow, less than an inch of snow. dry on sunday. that's your best day to get outside, sunday. thanks for watching. we will see you back here at

several breakin several breaking stories is friday night. the o.j. simpson murder case, the lapd confirming they are now testing a knife allegedly found in simpson is the former state. we ask why is it just being tested now? the followed after the debate shows trump now defending his own words on not stage. >> he referred to my hands as mall. if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee there is no problem. >> the urgent effort to block trump with many asking is this helping hillary clinton? a commuter nightmare.